Table I.
Characteristics of ripened fruits in control and transgenic APG plants
Data represent means ± sd of a minimum of 10 fruits per line, evaluated during the first year of analysis. Lines that are significantly different from the control by Mann-Whitney U test at P = 0.05 are indicated with asterisks.
| Genotype | Weight | Color | Soluble Solids | Firmness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| g | °brix | N | ||
| Control | 12.3 ± 4.8 | 5.9 ± 0.3 | 8.2 ± 0.9 | 3.4 ± 0.5 |
| APG1 | 11.2 ± 4.7 | 5.8 ± 0.4 | 8.6 ± 1.4 | 3.6 ± 0.9 |
| APG2 | 10.2 ± 3.2 | 5.7 ± 0.5 | 10 ± 1.7* | 4.9 ± 1.0* |
| APG5 | 10.9 ± 4.0 | 5.7 ± 0.4 | 9.6 ± 2.1* | 4.5 ± 0.9* |
| APG10 | 11.1 ± 2.0 | 5.3 ± 0.4 | 8.2 ± 1.2 | 4.7 ± 0.6* |
| APG12 | 11.0 ± 3.9 | 5.1 ± 0.5 | 10.3 ± 2.2* | 3.3 ± 0.3 |
| APG14 | 10.5 ± 4.0 | 5.5 ± 0.5 | 8.6 ± 1.9 | 3.4 ± 0.5 |
| APG21 | 9.0 ± 2.9* | 5.6 ± 0.5 | 9.4 ± 2.1* | 3.6 ± 0.6 |
| APG25 | 11.8 ± 5.3 | 5.6 ± 0.5 | 9.6 ± 1.7* | 3.7 ± 0.6 |
| APG27 | 7.8 ± 3.1* | 5.7 ± 0.5 | 9.5 ± 1.3* | 3.3 ± 0.7 |
| APG28 | 11.1 ± 4.1 | 5.7 ± 0.4 | 9.3 ± 1.3* | 3.5 ± 0.8 |
| APG29 | 12.2 ± 5.5 | 5.7 ± 0.4 | 9.4 ± 1.9* | 4.5 ± 0.7* |
| APG32 | 9.9 ± 3.8* | 5.7 ± 0.4 | 8.4 ± 0.9 | 3.5 ± 0.7 |
| APG35 | 9.3 ± 4.1* | 5.8 ± 0.4 | 9.4 ± 2.1 | 4.3 ± 1.2* |
| APG44 | 9.6 ± 1.6 | 5.7 ± 0.5 | 9.6 ± 0.8* | 4.1 ± 0.9* |
| APG53 | 11.6 ± 5.0 | 5.5 ± 0.5 | 9.8 ± 1.8* | 3.8 ± 0.7* |
| APG62 | 10.1 ± 3.0 | 5.8 ± 0.4 | 9.0 ± 1.6 | 4.5 ± 1.1* |